Practice question · Sort into groups
Sort each feature by the system of government it belongs to.
Groups: Parliamentary · Presidential · Semi-presidential
- Fixed term, no dismissal
- Exec from legislature
- Fall on no-confidence
- Dual branch legitimacy
- Elected pres, assembly PM
- Cohabitation of rivals
Hints
- Sort by whether the executive can be dismissed by the assembly.
- Cohabitation requires two separately mandated executives to exist at once.
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Parliamentary: Fall on no-confidence, Exec from legislature
Presidential: Fixed term, no dismissal, Dual branch legitimacy
Semi-presidential: Elected pres, assembly PM, Cohabitation of rivals
Why
Dual legitimacy and cohabitation are the two features worth understanding rather than memorising. Both arise when two institutions hold independent mandates; the difference is that a semi-presidential constitution has a mechanism for the resulting conflict, and a presidential one, on Linz's argument, does not.
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